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: christmas eve residents returned while crews with the city worked through the night on repairs. wheeling in truckloads of sandbags. by christmas day hundreds lined the levee as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with holiday decorations. >> how high tide is coming. >> kids wake up thinking they'll have to help their parents clean out their front yards and clean up the cars. they want to go outside and play with their gifts. >> reporter: people who live in this house were forced to spend christmas away from home. their house is unsafe because electrical outlets were affected. today they stayed low. the city is working with engineers on a long term solution and a project to increase the capacity of the creek should begin next year. until then, residents will be keeping a close eye on the levee. >> we had a bad christmas. so we was ready to let it go and not think about it any more. move on with life. >> aside from the sandbags crews excavated the areas around the leaks and refilled them. behind me is the creek. we've been keeping a clo
: christmas eve residents returned while crews with the city worked through the night on repairs. wheeling in truckloads of sandbags. by christmas day hundreds lined the levee as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with holiday decorations. >> how high tide is coming. >> kids wake up thinking they'll have to help their parents clean out their front yards and clean up the cars. they want to go outside and play with their gifts. >>...
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area to write the words "come together" on cups for the next two days. starbucks plans to continue the effort on social media. >>> encouraging signs in the housing market. home prices rose in most major cities in october up more than 4% from a year earlier and october was the fifth straight month of year-over-year gains. taking a look at the big board now, you can see that stocks are down today in a light trading session. you can see the dow is down about 9 points. >>> a bay area family and the season of giving. how the kindness of strangers helped save a family's injured dog. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, donors for saving their dog. c-b-s-5 reporter christin ay >>> a you can bay area couple is thanking -- a young bay area couple is thanking anonymous donors for saving their dog. christin ayers shows us how strangers saved the dog and the family's christmas. >> come on, babe. >> reporter: it was two weeks to christmas when nick and lindsey anderson realized their dog escaped from the yard but they discovered when it came home hours later -- >> she started barking at t
area to write the words "come together" on cups for the next two days. starbucks plans to continue the effort on social media. >>> encouraging signs in the housing market. home prices rose in most major cities in october up more than 4% from a year earlier and october was the fifth straight month of year-over-year gains. taking a look at the big board now, you can see that stocks are down today in a light trading session. you can see the dow is down about 9 points....
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the good news is, crews from the city, from the california conservation corps and even volunteers, they swooped in, they did some sandbagging and repaired that portion of the san fransesquito creek that was flooding and folks were allowed to return to their homes. and this morning, everyone is back at home. the creek hopefully will not be doing any more flooding. but as i mentioned at the start of report, they are monitoring that creek to make sure that this doesn't happen again. the really good news, there is a flood protection project that should start later next year in mid 2013. they are scheduled to erect some floodwalls on the banks of the creek so hopefully a year from now this won't be a problem. live in east palo alto, matt bigler for cbs 5. >> about time after those massive february 1998 floods that they had down there. it's something they do need to check that in the future, matt. thanks very much. >>> and checking "your world this morning," an attack today on a u.s. military base in eastern afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility. a suicide bomber's vehicle blew
the good news is, crews from the city, from the california conservation corps and even volunteers, they swooped in, they did some sandbagging and repaired that portion of the san fransesquito creek that was flooding and folks were allowed to return to their homes. and this morning, everyone is back at home. the creek hopefully will not be doing any more flooding. but as i mentioned at the start of report, they are monitoring that creek to make sure that this doesn't happen again. the really...
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: christmas eve residence returned while the crews with the city and the california conservation core work on the night for repair. by christmas day hundreds lined the levy as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with the holiday decoration. >> we knew high tide was coming. >> kids didn't wake up in the morning thinking that they would have to help their parents clean out their front yards and, you know, clean up the cars. they wanted to go outside to play with their gifts. >> reporter: the people that live in this house were forced to spend christmas away from home. their house was badly damaged by the flood and it is unsafe. because the electrical outlets were affected. the creek levels were the third highest in recorded history. today though they stayed low. and the city is working with the engineers on the long-term solution and a project to increase the capacity of the creek that should begin next year. until then, residence will be keeping up a close eye on the levy. >> we have a bad christmas. so you know he is ready to let it go when
: christmas eve residence returned while the crews with the city and the california conservation core work on the night for repair. by christmas day hundreds lined the levy as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with the holiday decoration. >> we knew high tide was coming. >> kids didn't wake up in the morning thinking that they would have to help their parents clean out their front yards and, you know, clean up the cars. they wanted to...
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the city by adds concerns. >> we know what to look for and we can keep a look >> reporter: rest didn't appreciate the e at that sand bags but would like a permanent solution to the flooding problem. >> does mean something but it's kind of i'll be right back trying to heal a wound that's already been cut. you know. they could have done something preventive, they have not done anything influential to let us know that we're already safe. the creek also runs through san francisco park and palo alto. in palo alto, crews sets up sand bags. back in east palo alto, all residents can do is watch the rain forecast for tonight. back to a live picture here at bay here is road, the flood stage is 15 feet. we checked the water gauge a short time ago. the creek is only running at 3 feet right now so there is no danger. but with the heavy rains just beginning a little bit to the north of us, obviously, that's a waiting game right here now to see what happens to this creek later tonight. back to you. >> thanks, mark. >>> now to north of the gold en gate to cbs 5 reporter linked ya yi >> reporter: hi. o
the city by adds concerns. >> we know what to look for and we can keep a look >> reporter: rest didn't appreciate the e at that sand bags but would like a permanent solution to the flooding problem. >> does mean something but it's kind of i'll be right back trying to heal a wound that's already been cut. you know. they could have done something preventive, they have not done anything influential to let us know that we're already safe. the creek also runs through san francisco...
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the line is 1,428 miles long ending in the southern city of [ non-english language ] the city takes 8 hours compared with the more than 20 hours for the previous system >>> some encouraging news on child obesity. the problem appears to be easing among small children in poor families. the centers for disease control followed 27 million children between the ages of 2 and 4 from 1998 to 2010 and the rate of obesity decreased from 15 to in3 to 14.9%. extreme obesity went down by 2%. >>> a new study suggests there may be a genetic component to how children feel pain. researchers at geneva university in switzerland analyzed the dna of 168 kids recovering from major surgery. well, the young patients with a certain gene variant felt more pain. >>> a warning this morning about a popular cosmetic medicine. the food and drug administration is warning hundreds of medical practices that botox they have could be bad. cbs reporter amber lee explains how patients can make sure they are getting the real thing. >> reporter: it's a drug that works wonders. botox used for a variety of medical reasons. th
the line is 1,428 miles long ending in the southern city of [ non-english language ] the city takes 8 hours compared with the more than 20 hours for the previous system >>> some encouraging news on child obesity. the problem appears to be easing among small children in poor families. the centers for disease control followed 27 million children between the ages of 2 and 4 from 1998 to 2010 and the rate of obesity decreased from 15 to in3 to 14.9%. extreme obesity went down by 2%....
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look the at highs in the low 50s for san raphael, napa, redwood city. we are dry from late tomorrow through the day on thursday. and then the showers are back again on friday and saturday. then we get a longer drying trend. sunday, monday and tuesday, first day of 2013. wet out there tonight, watch out if you're going to be out and b going to be a soggy christmas evening. that's the cbs 5 forecast. >>> stranded for days after climbing the stairs. the rescue of a pony named cranky. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, rocket? one that hovers like a helicopter! the company >>> what would be better than a plane rocket? how about one that hovers like a helicopter. space x conducted a successful test of the so-called grasshopper rocket. lifted off, hovered and safely touched down back on the launch pad. the company says it's almost ready for the real first launch. >>> talk about closing the barn door after the horse bolted. this time, it was a pony. we have more on the complicated mission to rescue a stranded animal. >> reporter: he was able to unhook the latch, climb all the w
look the at highs in the low 50s for san raphael, napa, redwood city. we are dry from late tomorrow through the day on thursday. and then the showers are back again on friday and saturday. then we get a longer drying trend. sunday, monday and tuesday, first day of 2013. wet out there tonight, watch out if you're going to be out and b going to be a soggy christmas evening. that's the cbs 5 forecast. >>> stranded for days after climbing the stairs. the rescue of a pony named cranky....
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oklahoma city thunder in a rematch of the nba final. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ [ male announcer ] at subway, you got it made. try a steak, egg white & cheese, tricked out any way you want. subway. eat fresh. but the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down, and you can't grow your enamel back. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel, because it helps to strengthen the enamel. and i believe it's doing a good job. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in cities across the country. new york, wintry mix, 39 degrees. miami, afternoon thunderstorm, 82. chicago, some snow, 35 degrees. dallas, partly sunny, 35. los angeles, afternoon showers, 60 degrees. >>> time now for a c
oklahoma city thunder in a rematch of the nba final. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ [ male announcer ] at subway, you got it made. try a steak, egg white & cheese,...
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the midwest, brought heavy rains and wind to the south, and shrouded the city of atlanta in fog. at least two reported tornadoes touched down in the houston area. one man was killed when a toppled tree flattened his pickup truck. by mid-afternoon, nearly 70,000 people in the houston area were without power. meteorologist david bernard says it's only going to get worse. >> this is a wide-ranging storm, as far as impacts go. there's a tornado threat in the south all the way into the southeast for tomorrow. north of that, arkansas into tennessee, indiana, parts of missouri and even into ohio, the threat will be for blizzard conditions developing later tonight and tomorrow. >> reporter: and all that bad weather is tracking east, with the bulk of it hitting the northeast by wednesday night. nm? >> thanks, michelle. police are learning more about what led to the ambush of four firemen yesterday in webster, ebstyork. there is a memorial outside the firehouse to michael chip rene and thomas kaczowka. they were shot and killed by the gunman william spengler, who later killed himself. he l
the midwest, brought heavy rains and wind to the south, and shrouded the city of atlanta in fog. at least two reported tornadoes touched down in the houston area. one man was killed when a toppled tree flattened his pickup truck. by mid-afternoon, nearly 70,000 people in the houston area were without power. meteorologist david bernard says it's only going to get worse. >> this is a wide-ranging storm, as far as impacts go. there's a tornado threat in the south all the way into the...
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they wanted to go outside and play. >> the city is, working with engineers to shore up the levee and increase the capacity of the creek. it could begin as early as next year. >>> i guess there's some good news for them because after a dicey weekend the potential for that coming up, they had massive floods there in 1998, february of that year. >> we shod some video from that a -- showed some video from that a couple of days ago. >> we'll dodge that bullet. >> we're drying out by tomorrow. but today, you're still going to need an umbrella. unstable air continues and then drying out. then a heavier cell behind it. san francisco we have a heavier cell moving there over parts of 101. so this is what it looks like out there wet and breezy conditions as well. it's going to be chilly. bundle up. if you have any holiday returns to do, some 50s and 50s. san francisco at 50 degrees. 48 in oakland. so once again your highs only bumping up to the low to mid- 50s across the bay area. so let's talk traffic and show what you it looks like on the roads if you have to head to work today. across the sa
they wanted to go outside and play. >> the city is, working with engineers to shore up the levee and increase the capacity of the creek. it could begin as early as next year. >>> i guess there's some good news for them because after a dicey weekend the potential for that coming up, they had massive floods there in 1998, february of that year. >> we shod some video from that a -- showed some video from that a couple of days ago. >> we'll dodge that bullet. >>...
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down powerlines down, roof damage and it is just hours after the storm ripped through the city. >> volatile conditions as tornadoes toucheddown around mobile. >> i was screams and hollaring, and i was just scared to death. >> we ran into the cooler, got all of the employees in the cooler, and it came right over us. >> it blew the roofs off of homes, and on this christmas day, not even a house of worship was safe. the front wall was torn off. >> look at that tornado. >> across much of the south, many spent christmas in the dark as twisters came through. >>> tornado winds in mississippi damaged homes, and two men were killed from falling trees. >> it's a mess. >> as a funnel cloud came from mobile joe michael love shot this video from his home. >> what was that? >> that's transformers. >> i'm at my son's high school it's pretty destroyed. all of the portable classrooms are gone. >> reporter: and no serious injuries reported here but it is daylight and crews are now back out assessing the situation. >> thank you, the rough weather is affecting travel across the country. more than 500 flights w
down powerlines down, roof damage and it is just hours after the storm ripped through the city. >> volatile conditions as tornadoes toucheddown around mobile. >> i was screams and hollaring, and i was just scared to death. >> we ran into the cooler, got all of the employees in the cooler, and it came right over us. >> it blew the roofs off of homes, and on this christmas day, not even a house of worship was safe. the front wall was torn off. >> look at that...